RD Reynolds Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Was at Haunt on Friday night, and WindSeeker was down. I noticed that Drop Tower, which had been running earlier that night, appeared to be shut down as well. Wasn't sure if this was just coincidence, or is there a temperature or wind velocity at which they are closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBOB Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 As ironic as it may sound, WindSeeker is in fact shut down once wind speeds reach a certain threshold. It has been significantly windy the past few days, so I wouldn't put it past KI to temporarilly close both of those rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondhawk Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Caution: WindSeeker does not seek wind, like wind, or, in other words, operate in wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 ^ But still does better than Funtime's version, which is the point in the first place. I'd be impressed if any ride* over 300ft. could operate well in the recent winds. Just because it's got an advantage in high winds doesn't mean it can operate in any wind speed. No design of that magnitude going to be that perfect. *I'm not counting the Eiffel Tower as a ride, even though it seems to operate just fine in high winds. It's an elevator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Doesn't the Eiffel Tower elevator go into a "slow" mode when it's rainy or windy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 It is capable of such, and if it gets windy enough, the attraction is closed to guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Reynolds Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 What was weird is that there wasn't a lot of wind on Friday night...but I noticed all the "tower" type rides (WS, DT, and the Eiffel Tower) were shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Eiffel Tower isn't open on Haunt nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Reynolds Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Ah, didn't know that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I was there today and they only allowed one person for every pair of seats. What causes this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 ^If there isn't enough people waiting in line to fill in all the seats, instead of waiting 10min per cycle to get 62 people on exactly they instead only let 31 on to balance the weight of the seats, so you don't have uneven weight distribution causing seats to collide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 ^Up north, they put two people per seat and load like such 1, 16, 2, 17, 3, 18... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 ^Up north, they put two people per seat and load like such 1, 16, 2, 17, 3, 18... Yeah, I've been wondering about that since June. At Cedar Point, each pair of seats share a number from 1 to 32. At KI, every seat has its own number from 1-64. Why the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 ^If there isn't enough people waiting in line to fill in all the seats, instead of waiting 10min per cycle to get 62 people on exactly they instead only let 31 on to balance the weight of the seats, so you don't have uneven weight distribution causing seats to collide. But their was a decent amount of people in the queue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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